The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10

passed up, and long enough before the
lhows were up we had every prepa-
ration made. Two.thirds OF the men
were kept in shelter behind the bull
warks, and the pirates could seenoth-
ing to arouse a suspicion.
"The piratical crafts came along in
q bunch. They were OF about the
same size and burden, and each car
ried fully forty men, When they mad
come within cannon shot they sepa-
rated, having probably planned to lay
us aboard stem and stern, but our
captain did not propose to let it go
that far While he could have no
doubt Of our ability to clean out the
scoundrelly gang, he realized that a
hundred determined fellows dumped
upon our decks with pistols and cut
lasses meant death and wounds to
some OF our crew. Just as the dhows
separated our ports were knocked
open, the guns run out, and the next
moment we were giving 1t to them not
and heavy. The fellows could not
have been more surprised had the
seq suddenly opened to swallow
JncIu up Idch VI tho ""S"N
had couple OF cannon on
deck, but there was no thought OF
using them. The knowledge that
they had caught Tartar seemed to
unnerve them, and the first dhow had
gone down before either Of the other
two seemed to think OF escape. Then
il was too late Our shot went right
through them and left terrible gaps
for the sea to pour in, and IN Just
seven minutes by the watch from the
firing gun we got the order to cease
firing.
zone dhow was at the bottom, the
second with her rail awash, and
the third was on her beam end and
slowly turning turtle. The survivors
OF our cannonade were floating about
on pieces of the wreckage, but by the
time we had lowered our boats and
picked up seven the rest had been
pulled under by the sharks, which
came to the feast in a great school.
Among those rescued were the cap
tains OF the two dhows. Seven worse
looking villains than those we picked
up were never seen in or out oil prison.
They we're q defiant lot, too. Having
recovered from their shock oisurprise,
and comprehending that a trick had
been played on them, they fought us
even us we rescued them from the
sharks. No matter how bad a gang
you get hold OF, on sea or land,
some one OF them will be ready to
turn nose to save his neck. 1t was
so IN this case. Six OF them refused to
answer q question concerning the
American brig, but the seventh was
willing to tell all If it would save him
from the yard-arm. He said that ev-
ery one OF the crew had been made
away with, and that the brig was then
lying in the bay spoken OF. They were
intending to plumber, dismantle and
scutte her, but had not yet begun the
work. having espied the Spitfire and
come out to investigate her. He gave
the number OF men aboard the three
dhows at ITO.
ain those days the Captain OF one
OF her Majesty's vessels on q iolelgn
station, or / might say on % barbar-
GUS coast, had things much in his
OWn way DredhluSo Wtoo ohiy wv
when our Captain ordered whips at
the yardarms, and informed the
six pirates that their time had
come. Not man OF them even
changed countenance, while each ut
tered the word 'Kismet'-it is fate.
Each man went to his death as calm
ly as il it was an every day affair, and
the informer gazed upon spectacle
with as little concern Us you please.
When the necks OF the six were well
stretched the bodies were lowered and
sent to the sharks. Then we spruced
up bit, headed in Tor bay, and by
mid afternoon were alongside the brig.
She was anchored within pistol shot
OF the shore, and nine or ten villain
Gus Arabs made their escape from her
before we had come up.
"The sights aboard that brigs have
always haunted me. There were
stains OF blood ell over the decks,
proving that the crew had fought a
gallant fight, and in cabin were the
cory heads OF two OF the sail
ors. At the foot OF the compan-
ion WAS a bloody hand, and near the
scuttle butt was another. believe
three or four OF the briggs crew surren.
dered, and were deliberately tortured
to death. Our captain had agreed to
spare the informer's life. We put a
crew aboard the brig to sail her out,
and when ready to go the Arab was
ordered overheard. 1t was only q
fair swim to shore, and he did not
need to be told twice. He made adive
of the rail, came up like duck. and
then headed for the beach with an
easy stroke. He had gone about fifty
yards when dozen OF our crew called
out in chorus. We saw two or three
black fins cutting the water, CLEAN